The Independent - London, October 4th, 1997
Britten's Henry James opera `The Turn of the Screw' was premiered in Venice in 1954. It finally made its Royal Opera debut on Thursday night, as did the production's director, Deborah Warner. So how did the ghosts of Bly take to the Barbican stage?
The kiss which Peter Quint tenderly plants on the forehead of the dying boy Miles in the closing moments of Deborah Warner's new production of Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw will of course be misconstrued by those who insist upon trawling through the composer's private life in search of contemporary answers to this opera's many questions....
HighBeam Research, Free Preview: 'Lost souls in a labyrinth of desire'... Full Membership required for unlimited access. Free 7-day trial.
Subscribers: HighBeam content is only available to HighBeam subscribers. Click the link above for more information.
